New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14
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PhnAiSl phia Ledger.


PhiiA lphia Ledger.
A; large number OF newlH married
couples on their wedding, tour are
among the callers at the White house
tri-weekly receptions. and to these,
whendiscovered, the President is al
ways particularly gracious. a few
months ago g very amusing incident
attended the visit of q newly married
couple. The groom was, on the edi-
torial staff Of a leading daily newspa-
per OF Chicago. On his arrival in
Washington the groom. called on the
resident correspondence ofshis paper,
wins, in turn called on the newly we'd
de2 par at their hotel. Avisit to the
White House was planned, the CORE
spondent agreeing to,acoonapany and
present them to the President. II
was explained that 8 large number CT
newly married people attended the
public receptions, and that the Presi-
dent had become SO expert that he
could detect a. bride at
the first glance. This particu-
lar bride declared that she had
endeavored to conceal: 1.-THE fact from OBJ
servers that she was a bride, and fat
tered herself thai her efforts had been
successful. She. was convinced that
the President would not be able to
detect her.. You cannot deceive the
President, said the correspondent.
He has not failed In single Instance
since he was margied. =
Avisit was made to the TreasurH
Department to occupy the time inter-
vening befor the hour appointed for.
the reception. The correspondents
seized a.i opportunity and wrote q
note to ColoneA AI4amont,in informing. that
shreWd attaehe Of the result Of this
conversation and that it was his pnr-
pose to attend the public reception
with his newly-narried friends.
lamont was requested to notify the
President and request him to identity
the young lady as a bride. The party
reached the White house in good sea-
son, and, at the suggestions of the
correspondent, they seabad them
selves on q sofa in the East room,
and watched the others visitors pass
and greet the President. Taking their
place at the tail Of the line
the party was soon in front OF the
President, when the correspondent
presented his friends. Grasping the
lady's hand, the President said:
'Mrs. .--- :, I am pleased to see you,
and desire to present my congratula-
tlOns on your recent marriage. We
have not had the usual number Of
brides among our callers to-day. I
think you are only the fourth; but
the scarcity in numbers is compensate
ed for by the beauty and attractive
ness of the few who to-day favored
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The young lady was SO completely
surprised with the kindly speech and
manner Of the President as we'll as
by his identifcation, that she could
make no reply and passed speechless
into the vestibule, where she burst
into tears. She charged the corre-
spondeAt with revealing to the Presi-
dent that she was a bride, a charge
which he skillfully com batted by refer
ring to the fact that he had not been
out OF her sight and hearing during
the entire morning. Recovering her
composEre she upraided herself for
stupidity in not making proper ac-
acknowledgement of the Presidents cor
dial greeting, and expressed the great
est surprise at the wonderful power
OF discernment he exhibited. In this
she was not more surprised than her
| husband.